The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-02-04
An American ia the leading dentist in St
Petersburg Russia.

Miss Elizabeth Cary died at Concord, N. n.
few days ago, aged l0l years
There are i0i persons who bear the name O
Smith In Bourbon county, Kentucky.
The most popular man In Berlin, Germany
Is one who Jumps from one horse TO another "
they 90 at fun speed In opposite directions II
one OF the royal circus rings
The number OF weekly and daily newspapers
In the United States amounts in round mum
bers to Il, 800, exclusive OF a vast number o
monthly and quarterly periodicals.
''Pray pardon inc, madam" exclaimed {
man who had inadvertently swors In thu
presence OF lady. Don't mention II, sir
she replied swectly. 81 am married.
Smelling works TO cost $4,000 are 10 b.
erected at Tacoma, Washington territory
They will be the only institution X the KIND
upon the Pacific coast outside OF San Fran
cisco.
A Buffalo minister had disagreement With
one Of his parishioners, when the latter mad'
a hostile demonstration. The pastor quletee
him BY the remark: ''Oh, you mustn't d.
that, you know ] am an excellent soxer."
A negro company is the latest novelty In the
land speculation line at Birmingham. u IL
called the North Alabama Colorcd Land com
pany and 10 capitalized at $4,000 Nearly al
the prominent colored people in town are In
terested In IL.
'Don,t YOU consider 1t rather remarkable
that Rev. Mr.. Spagg breaches row with a;
much frequency as he did forty years agoP'
'Oh, | don't know. Don't think mans IRE
suency Is as apt to wear cut as some ethel
parts Of his organism"
An official repsrt of the railroad accidents
In England during the first six msnths Of The
year 1886 shows that 40 persons we're KILLED
and 1855 wounded or the killed 2os were
employees, and OF the wounded SJS we're alss
connected with the lines.
Owen Murphy, New York's excise commits
sIoner, who stole SEQ, 00J from the city and
fed In 1877, is anxious 10 return to the me
tropols and 10 willing TO six things" so thai
IL will be all right. Since 1877 he has Travelled
over the greater part Of the world. He is nov
in Brazil, tired out aud penitent
The other day blue eyed youugster was sit
ting al the table over his MONDAY bread ano
milk. A ay, benumbed by the recent colo
wave, was dragging its wasted limbs across
the table. The youngster spied him and said
100 poor little fly; did 90 want to do an see
Dodi Well 'en--here plump little thumb re
duced the ly to pulp-'dop
The barber being Unitarian engages in
theological dispute with Col Yerger, who IL
an Eplscopallan, The barber losing his temp
er excaims. "Who are you that you know sc
much about religion |" "Who am II" exclaim,
Yerger. who am I!n III tell you whs am.
am humble praying, Christian, yen blank
infdel son of gunl That's who am"
A strange boycotting ease is reported from
Galveston, Tex. A female compositor who be
longed to typographical union married
nor. union composltor a short time ago. and
then tried TO influence him to Join the order.
He declined, the union voted boycott and
his wife, In order TO emphasize her wish thai
he should yield, has begun proceedings fer
divorce.
A new revolvolver has been patented which
is expected TO be less liable to be accidentally
discharged than any Of it's predecessors. Its
main feature is concealed hammer, inclosed
In the lock frame, which can not be unlnten-
tionally manipulated, and the trigger Is SC
arranged that It can not be pulled unless
safety.lever In the rear of the lock frame IL
first pressed.
A company OF friends recently called at the
house Of citizen of Middletown, Conn, &c
spend the evening. They were asked to lay
their coats, cloaks and shawls on bed where
n baby was sleeping. The little one was un'
usually good that evening, and neither stirred
nor cried. When the guests had gone 1t was
found to be dead. 1t had been smothered by
the garments piled upon 1t.
Among those who attended undertaking
exhibition In Boston the other evening was q
man who evidently thought mini reading was
the work OF the devil. So he had come pre-
pared to Illustrate the arch-fiend, and, until he
was put out OF the hall, nourished cruciilx
and chanted the GLORIA" When he finally
went out the light Of victory was in his eyes,
and he shouted in hoe signo pinces"
A New England clergyman OF ability has
been in other work several years, and his son
Of five summers has rarely seen him In the
pulpit. Recently the little fellow heard HE
father preach away from home, in vacation,
and took early occasion to inquire; "Aunt,
is papa preacheri'' Eyes, dear" But Is
he a real preachcri" Certainly, Teddy "But
say aunty, he amt much OF preachers, Is
hel" The clergyman will not soon hear the
last of this criticism.
A merchant at Townsville, Ga, has been
In the habit Of keeping live fowls lying on the
walk In front Of his store With their legs tied
together. One day last week large turkey
thus confined nuttered into the air aud flew
straight across the street and through one OF
the big plate-glass windows of the Mitchell
house A few days after that turkey hen